כורה This week we’ve seen emotions running high and acts of courage being done in Chile, as 33 miners were rescued from 700 meters underground. The Hebrew word for miner is כּוֹרֶה (koh-REH). To mine is לִכְרוֹת (leekh-ROHT), which is spelled the same and sounds the same as the word for to cut off. …
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/תיאוריה-#.m4a” /]תֵּיאוֹרְיָה, תּוֹרָה Israelis generally refer to a theory by borrowing the foreign word – תיאוריה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/תיאוריה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/תיאוריה-#.m4a” /]לא ברור איך התרנגולת נכנסה לחצר שלנו, אבל יש לי תיאוריה. It’s unclear how the chicken got into our yard, but I have a theory. But when referring to a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-1.m4a” /]יַבָּשָׁה If you’ve got an intermediate level of Hebrew, you probably know the word for dry – יבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-x-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-x-3.m4a” /]בניגוד לתל אביב, בירושלים יבש בקיץ. As opposed to Tel Aviv, in Jerusalem it’s dry in the summer. And dry land? That’s יבשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-1.m4a” /] (make sure you listen to the pronunciation). For…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-1.m4a” /]הִיא עֲתִידָה לְ… Modern Hebrew’s future tense works with verbs. Some examples: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-2.m4a” /]הוא יתקשר. He will call. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-3.m4a” /]היא תדבר איתו. She’ll speak with him. But there’s also a special word for will (do) – a bit more literary than what you’d use in the average conversation, but still good to…